How to pronounce Quhan Jiaoer Tang

The pinyin of Quhan Jiaoer Tang is as follows:

qū hán jiāo ěr tāng.

Materials required:

200 grams of yam, 400 grams of tofu, 1 clove of garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, green onions, salt and MSG

Detailed instructions :

1. Peel the yam, blanch the tofu in boiling water and cut into cubes; peel the garlic and mince it.

2. Heat the peanut oil until it is 50% hot, sauté the minced garlic until fragrant, add in the diced yam and stir-fry several times.

3. Add an appropriate amount of water, and when it boils, pour in the diced tofu, add minced garlic and remaining ingredients, and bring to a boil.

4. Finally, sprinkle with chopped green onion and drizzle with sesame oil.

Source:

Zhang Zhongjing was from Gendong, Nanyang. He wrote "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases", which is a collection of medical achievements and is regarded as a classic by doctors of all ages. Zhang Zhongjing has a famous saying: "If you advance, you will save the world; if you retreat, you will save the people; if you cannot be a good prime minister, you should also be a good doctor." During the Eastern Han Dynasty, he served as the prefect of Changsha, visiting patients and administering medicine, and practicing medicine in the lobby. Later, he resolutely resigned and returned to his hometown to treat his neighbors. It was winter when he returned home. He saw that the villagers on both sides of the Baihe River were emaciated and hungry, and many of them had their ears rotten by the cold.

He asked his disciples to set up a medical shed and a large pot in Dongguan, Nanyang, and make "Quhan Jiaoer Decoction" to treat chilblains on the winter solstice. He put mutton, chili peppers and some cold-repelling medicinal herbs in a pot and boiled them. Then he took out the mutton and the medicinal herbs, chopped them into pieces, and used bread to make ear-shaped "jiao ears". After cooking, he distributed them to those who came to seek medicine. Each person has two "Jiao Er" and a large bowl of broth.

People ate "Jiao Er" and drank "Quhan Tang", their whole bodies became warm, their ears felt hot, and their frostbitten ears were cured. Later generations imitated the appearance of "Jiao Er" and wrapped them into food, also called "dumplings" or "flat food".

Eating dumplings during the Winter Solstice is to remember the kindness of the "Medical Saint" Zhang Zhongjing's "Quhan Jiao Er Soup". There is still a folk saying in Nanyang that "if you don't bring dumpling bowls during the winter solstice, your ears will freeze off and no one will care".